Moving from South Africa to New Zealand
The routes South Africa citizens actually use to move to New Zealand, ranked for your passport, with timelines and costs.
$45,200
Typical salary
local, in New Zealand
88
Cost of living
100 = baseline
75/100
Job demand
for foreign talent
86/100
Liveability
quality of life
Best visa routes for South Africa citizens
Ranked with a standard profile, run the wizard with your own details for a personal ranking.
What year one really costs
Visa fees, the physical move and twelve months of living in Auckland, the number most guides never add up. Single person, indicative.
$3,650
Visa fee
most popular route
$14,972
The move itself
flights, freight, deposits
$30,348
A year of living
rent + essentials, main city
$48,970
Year-one total
before local income
Typical local net pay ≈ $31,640/yr after tax. Tailor these numbers in the cost-to-move estimator.